webcamd/cuse4bsd && Skype

[Hans Petter Selasky]

On Sunday 01 January 2012 20:06:18 Matthias Apitz wrote:
> El día Sunday, January 01, 2012 a las 06:46:07PM +0100, Hans Petter Selasky 
escribió:
> > On Sunday 01 January 2012 17:44:08 Matthias Apitz wrote:
> > > ...
> > > # ls -l /dev/video*
> > > crw-rw-rw-  1 webcamd  webcamd    0,  96  1 ene 16:52 /dev/video0
> > > crw-rw-rw-  1 webcamd  webcamd    0, 116  1 ene 17:08 /dev/video8
> > > 
> > > /dev/video0 ist the built-in, /dev/video8 the external USB
> > > (0x0329:0x0471 which is a Philips SPC 900);  pwcview(1) works with
> > > both cams unsing the -d flag; as well Kopete let me choose between
> > > both cams and both are working;
> > > 
> > > skype-2.0.0.72,1 does not work with /dev/video0 (and does not
> > > show the existance of a 2nd device); what can I do with this Skype?
> > > must I go back to the kmod pwc.ko?
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > You can override the videoN number by giving the -v option to webcamd.
> > (Video Unit). See man webcamd.
> 
> Hi Hans,
> 
> Sure (and I will test this when I'm home again); but my goal was to use
> the built-in /dev/video0 with Skype, why this does not work while it
> works with pwcview(1) and Kopete?

Are the permissions set correctly?

--HPS